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Newspaper
Bridgeport Standard Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1919
Page
13
An old advertisement warns many people are constipated without realizing it and proposes Dr True's Elixir as a gentle, effective, pleasant tasting remedy. It claims the product clears waste slowly and improves health for all ages, noting doctors and druggists use it in their own families.
Ad for Seven Barks digestive tonic touts relief from indigestion biliousness and constipation. It claims stomach liver and bowel health restore energy and quotes a 50 cent bottle with a promise of quick relief and lasting value. It urges readers to ask their druggist.
Modern science has shown the spine as key to health and disease. By realigning the spinal column with precise adjusting, health returns to affected parts. A case of neuritis illustrates how nerve pressure from vertebral displacement causes pain which ceases after proper adjustment. Listed are several chiropractors with addresses and contact numbers in Connecticut and nearby towns.
Silver, glass and clocks stand as enduring wedding gifts. The piece notes their sentimental value and usefulness, urging readers to consider quality and price when choosing gifts for a wedding.
Service Recognition medals to be issued to Bridgeport area servicemen and eligible nurses. Medal distribution at City Council chambers. bring registration certificate or service button. Two to three sample medals arriving for viewing. HQ open certain evenings this week. details announced by press. Proclamation designates June 29 to July 4 as Service Recognition Week with extensive patriotic decorations citywide.
Nine of ten jitney drivers rounded up by Police Commissioner John C. Stanley at Fairfield avenue and Middle street Sunday were fined five dollars each in city court. Harold Francis failed to appear, forfeiting a twenty five dollar bond. Others named include Sam Borofsky Sam Levin Louis Condella Edward Jackson John Altman Edward Cohan William Myers Carl Anderson Frank Kelly. In a separate dispatch from Montevideo Uruguay President Brum removed army officers who were partisans of former President Viera to avert a projected revolution.
Hearings began in New York before War Labor Board examiner Charles Ogburn on petitions for wage increases for street railway workers in New England. James H. Vahey of Boston for the Amalgamated Association of Electricity Employes presented the petition. Boston Elevated Railway workers seek a maximum wage rate of 75 cents an hour, above the current 45 cent minimum and 48 cent maximum.
The funeral of Judge Samuel J. Bryant, a Legislature member and Orange town court judge, will be public from the town hall Tuesday afternoon with the Masonic order in charge. Bryant died of acute indigestion. His son had just returned from overseas service.
Raymond Delude aged 19 of Devon was arraigned in City court on a coat theft from an automobile. The case was continued until tomorrow with bonds set at $50.
Hartford June 22 The resignation of Ralph W Budd superintendent of the Waterbury office United States Employment Office was accepted by Federal Director Elder effective June 28 Michael D Russell appointed acting superintendent
An article guides housewives on washing blankets by hand in hot soapy water using a soap flakes and a stick, with two or three rinses, then drying in sunshine. It emphasizes careful handling to keep fabric from shrinking, preserving fluffiness, and drying evenly on both sides for soft, pristine blankets.
Trinity College in Hartford held its commencement with the honorary Doctor of Laws conferred on Dr. Masaryk, president of the Czechoslovak Republic. He sent a cable thank you to the college and the American people. Other degrees included Doctor of Laws for Williams and Judge Percival W. Clement, Vermont governor. Major General C. R. Walders. Jabart H. Gary of United States Steel Corp.
In Naples Turin and Milan protests erupted against Francesco Nitti forming a new cabinet. Patriot groups mostly ex-soldiers say Nitti policy may renounce Italy’s Adriatic claims once asserted at Paris by Orlando and Sonnino. In Paris Antonio De Bustamente says Italy’s signature of the German treaty unlikely to be affected. govt change driven by economics and demand for lower food costs, with a businesslike administration in view.
Bridgeport branch of the Friends of Irish Freedom will meet at Lyric hall tonight for final plans on the 1.5 million dollar drive. An executive committee and a committee for permanent officers will nominate and elect officers led by John Tague as chairman. Irish organizations in town will be represented as officers announce the drive start date and conduct plans.
Shelton's welcome home for returned soldiers sailors and Marines is set for Wednesday night. The block party will feature costumes and a Mardi Gras look with entertainment and no big parade. Local groups including firemen Knights of Columbus Huntington firemen and many factories will participate.
Local Hisernians will host a welcome home for Division No 1 A O H I veterans who served in the United States forces. A party was held at Lyric Hall with music dancing and refreshments. About 25 of 50 members who served have returned. several more expected this week. The committee includes John J McCarthy Thomas J Voleman John J O Neal Jeremiah Sullivan Timothy Sullivan and 2D de OCenior.
Czech priests arriving in Rome petition Pope Benedict for permission to marry and to institute independence for their clergy. They request public recognition of their status and changes to ecclesiastical discipline as part of reform.
A 19th century discovery by Horlick at Racine Wisconsin in 1888 turned milk into a dry powder form with salted grain extract, creating Malted Milk. Named products spread, lauded for nutritive value digestibility and simple preparation by stirring with water. Offers a dependable, climate resistant idea food drink from infancy to old age.
A home remedy claims to erase wrinkles using saxolite and witch hazel. Dissolve an ounce of saxolite in half a pint of witch hazel, apply daily, and see fewer wrinkles with a firmer, more confident look. The ad asserts the method is harmless and widely used by women.
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